Journal 2.5 - Maslow Hierarchy

9/2/2016

Journal 2.5 - Maslow Hierarchy

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Tell where you are in the Maslow Hierarchy. Do you have basic physical needs met? Why or Why not? Do you have a general feeling of safety? Why or why not? Do you have others that are accepting of you? Who are those people? Are there people you feel are not accepting of you? If not, why do you think that is? What is your level of self-esteem? What do you think it would take to reach the level of self-actualization? (Please answer all questions - Click on Mr. Maslow's picture below to learn more information about him.)

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)

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Dylan Osborne

9/2/2016 11:44:10 pm

I feel like I'm in the belonging/social stage almost to the ego/self-esteem stage. I have the basic physical needs met by having food in my stomach and a roof over my head and clothes on my back as well as a job to support myself. I do have a general thought of safety though at times I feel like I may not be safe. I do have people that accept who I am like my close friend Camrin, we've been friends since kindergarten and we still to this day have each others backs.I would say my self-esteem is quite high though at times may be low but I feel like in general it is high. I feel like to reach the level of self-actualization you would actually have to understand yourself deeply and have everything in check as well as everything else on the chart to reach self-actualization.

Marcos Salazar

9/5/2016 08:47:31 am

Its true. In order to reach that area, one has to understand him or her self deeply. But also, have everything in order.

Jesse Meraz

9/5/2016 06:48:32 pm

I couldn't have said it better myself, that it takes the ability to truly understand yourself deeply in order to reach the self actualization stage. I am also in the phase that my self esteem can be very high on some days, but extremely low the next.

Josh Schnitker

9/5/2016 08:56:31 pm

I couldn't have said it better dylan. And I too have a friends that accept me for who I am that I've known forever like my friend reece

Cole Mabry

9/5/2016 09:12:35 pm

I too agree with how you believe reaching self-actualization, to know yourself is truly knowing oneself

Zoey Hall

9/6/2016 07:41:44 am

Dylan, I believe what you said applies to many teenagers. It can be hard at seventeen to have the highest self-esteem with all of the other kids around you.

Kaitlyn

9/3/2016 03:25:30 pm

I don't know where I am to be honest. I have most of my needs met but I'm just unsure where I would classify myself.

Jemyri Hull

9/5/2016 12:21:25 pm

You'll figure it out eventually. Once you figure yourself out, It will come to you.

Madison Stephens

9/5/2016 04:39:06 pm

Do not worry. YOULL find you eventually!

Alec Hou

9/6/2016 12:37:20 am

Kaitlyn, even if you don't know where you're at, you could find out by giving yourself an overview of your life. However, you will find it eventually like Jemyri and Madison said.

zach condo

9/6/2016 09:28:33 am

youll figure out what you are eventually. nobody said you had to know what you are right now. it'll take some time before you truly know yourself and what you're supposed to be in life.

Heather Hinkley

9/4/2016 04:41:59 pm

I feel like I am almost to the ego/self-esteem, but I am still in the belonging stage. My physical needs are met because I have a roof over my head, clothes, food and water. I feel safe where I am, so my safety need is met. I do have people that are accepting of me; they are some of my friends at school, my parents, my youth pastors, and my best friend. I think that there are people that are not accepting of me and that is okay. What makes me think this is that everyone has people that don't accept them for who they are. I think that my self-esteem is pretty high, but sometimes depending on where I am it is a little lower. I think for me to reach the level of self-actualization I need to graduate high school, go to college and study what I want to do after I graduate from college.

Jesse Meraz

9/5/2016 06:51:48 pm

I agree with the statement you made about belonging because there will always be people that don't accept you for who you are. But this ties in with the ego/self esteem trait in the sense that you shouldn't care what those people think of you.

Eric Richard

9/6/2016 07:57:55 am

I believe am also on the same level. Everything else is meet I just want to find out what I was born to do.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:21:33 am

I think it's true for all of us that to reach self actualization we have to graduate and study what we want to study. Then we can finally do what we were "born to do"

Anazzsa williams

9/4/2016 08:40:54 pm

I feel like im in the belonging/social group but I still have a my basic needs met because I have a wonderful home, plenty of food and great safety. I feel that I have people who want me to act and talk a certain way for example some people say I talk like a white person or im the whitest black girl they've ever met. How am i suppose to talk? Ghetto? Should I use slang or talk loud and obnoxious? But even if I try to use slang I sound and feel foolish because that is not how im use to talking. My self-esteem level is low to average because I worry too much about other people judging me, am I doing this or that right. Im always wondering what the next person is saying about me. In order for me to reach self-actualization I have to start worring about me and focusing on who I am and what Im trying to be because I am only on this earth for one reason and that is to serve the one who lives up high and mighty.

Jemyri Hull

9/5/2016 12:15:35 pm

Heh, I can relate to you on the "white black person" thing. I can also relate to worrying to much on other people's thought on me. Alsi you're right, in order to reach self actualization we must stop worrying about these assumptions in ours heads and pursue what we want to do in the future.

Makayla Besherse

9/5/2016 08:27:00 pm

Our society likes to label everything, no matter how accepting we say we are people still expect a person to fit into the lines that their appearence labels them as. You shouldn't have to act the way people expect you to. You just do you. It is so okay to draw outside the lines.

Faith Lucas

9/5/2016 11:52:26 pm

I completely understand what you're going through. Up until a year ago, I always wondered what people thought of me, and I would worry that the people next to me were talking about me. I wasn't very confident in myself, but my self-confidence has gone up so much since then. Last year I had an amazing group of friends, and they really helped me find who I am today. I wouldn't be the same without them, and I am incredibly grateful to have met people that are so accepting and understanding. I am comfortable being myself more than ever, and I hope that you can find a way to do the same! It's a long journey, but I know that you can get there!

Marcos Salazar

9/4/2016 10:52:56 pm

I am sure I have past in belonging to a group. I am sure they accept me for who I am, both close friends and family. I also don't care of what people say to me. They can call me fat, dump, etc., but what i have to work on is my own self-esteem. I respect others and they respect me. I belong to a a few close friends and family because that is all I need. Some would say stuff to make you feel down, but it doesn't affect me. Self-esteem that is where I am still working on.

Brett Wilson

9/5/2016 03:05:45 pm

I really get your point I would not care what other people have to say about me. And for what I do and how I do it they would have to deal with it.

Madison Stephens

9/5/2016 04:40:39 pm

I understand where you're coming from. My self-esteem is really low and I'm trying to work on it as well.

Tanner Holt

9/5/2016 05:19:26 pm

Its great that you don't care what people think about you but you should kind of care what they think of you as a person. When they say mean things it shouldn't effect you but you should still want them to think highly of you.

Cole Mabry

9/5/2016 09:14:53 pm

I also agree about not caring what others say, you know what they say about the haters

Marcos Salazar

9/5/2016 09:40:36 pm

I'm happy that you don't care about what others think of you. Theres always going to be people who don't like us but that doesn't matter because we can't always please everyone.

Alec Hou

9/6/2016 12:39:02 am

Marcos, I agree that you shouldn't care what people say because those people are just trying to bring their own self-esteem up. It's great that nothing affects you when people try to bring you down because it's great to stay positive!

Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 12:17:16 pm

It is good to be accepted for who you are. Also it is good to respect your peers.

Heather Hinkley

9/6/2016 04:54:45 pm

Marcos that is awesome that what people say about you doesn't effect you. I know for me if it is someone I am really close to or family it bothers because I do care what close friends and family think.

Jemyri Hull

9/5/2016 12:09:05 pm

Like most of my peers, I'm in the Belonging/Social area. I have the basic physical needs. I live with my mom so she helps with that. I feel safety as well. I don't like to get into harm and Sherman isn't a very dangerous place. So the society isn't bad either. I think my friends accept me the most. I'm not really sure who isn't very accepting of me. My self esteem is kinda low. To reach self actualization, I'd probably just have to persue what I want to do for a career.

Brett Wilson

9/5/2016 03:03:38 pm

Your right I'm not sure who is accepting me. And yeah Sherman not so dangerous.

Tanner Holt

9/5/2016 05:17:32 pm

I feel the same way you do about who is accepting of me. And also where I live I feel like it is one of the safer places in this area.

Makayla Besherse

9/5/2016 08:31:02 pm

I think once I am assured in my career I'll be reaching self actalization too. That's the only thing that I really want so bad to be sure about, but I just can't be sure about my future when i'm still 17. Life could throw anything at me between now and ten years frm now.

Giselle Gonzalez

9/5/2016 09:39:11 pm

I agree, Sherman isn't a very dangerous place and i think its good that we don't live in a place where we're constantly fearing for our lives like some people in other places do. I hope that in time you build up your self-esteem and achieve your career goal.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 08:34:04 am

Friends should always be accepting of you. And I believe that by pursuing your career that will help you reach self actualization too.

Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 12:15:28 pm

Yes many people are in this level of the triangle. Sherman is a safer place especially better than Denison

Heather Hinkley

9/6/2016 04:56:46 pm

Jemyri, I agree with you about pursuing your career. I think that once we all graduate and get off into the real world; we will start to figure out what we were really meant to do if you don't already know.

Brett Wilson

9/5/2016 03:00:36 pm

Sometimes I think people are not excepting me for who I am really sometimes I think it's like my friends and family members. But some relatives and cousins sometimes accept me for who I am. sometimes when I would talk to people they would tell me to stop your annoying and I barely speak anything to them.

Marcos Salazar

9/5/2016 09:56:09 pm

There are people out there who don't accept you for who you are so just let them go over your head and ignore them. The important people are the ones that do, like your relatives who do.

zach condo

9/6/2016 09:31:04 am

brett. ignore those people that put you down. you can't figure yourself out if you dont have those people that except you for you and help you whenever you may need it.

Tanner Holt

9/5/2016 05:16:01 pm

I feel like I'm in the belonging stage almost to the ego/self esteem. I feel as if I haven't quite found the place where I belong yet and I am just trying to get there. I have all the physical and safety stages done by working and also having my parents who care for me.

Jesse Meraz

9/5/2016 06:45:22 pm

I believe I am in the self esteem phase in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I do have basic physical needs met. I'm very grateful to have plenty of food and water, as well as shelter. I do have a general feeling of safety. I don't believe certain elements in life are as dangerous as people perceive them to be. I do have others that are accepting of me. I have my family, friends near and far, as well as coworkers that accept me for who I am and who I aspire to be in life. My level of self esteem is a project in the works. At the moment I'd like to say that I think highly of myself, but that I am just as great as anyone else. I do not believe that I am better than anyone at all, I just like to think of myself in a positive attitude. What I think it takes to reach self-actualization is to know one's complete self. To know your own purpose, and your destiny. It takes all preceding stages of the hierarchy of needs to reach this point, but also beyond that. You must know what your purpose is in this world and how to go about accomplishing that purpose.

Roxanne Lane

9/6/2016 09:57:07 am

I love your positive attitude and am glad that you are happy with your self esteem!! Keep doing you Jesse.

Makayla Besherse

9/5/2016 08:17:27 pm

I feel like I am in the belonging/social area. I have the basic physical needs, food, water, and a place to sleep. I have a general feeling a saftey, im in good health. The reason I believe im in the belonging social group is because I have plenty of friends that love me and I love them. Im very confident in myself and im only insecure in my lowest moments. I think I will be in the self esteem area when I move out of my house. When your parents dont approve of anything you believe in I dont think you can be past belonging/social yet. Maybe that's just the struggle of seventeen year-old lesbian with die hard christan conservative parents, but oh well.

Faith Lucas

9/5/2016 11:44:21 pm

I understand what it's like to come from a family that doesn't quite understand you. It can be hard to grow as a person when you feel as though your own family can't accept you for who you are. However, I believe that it is possible to be your own person without worrying about what other people think of you (even your parents), and I hope that you find a way to be yourself someday.

Maria Rodriguez

9/5/2016 08:47:01 pm

I think I am in the belonging social area like most of my classmates because I do need to feel accepted in order to reach my standards as a teenager. My physical needs are definitely met because I have a healthy lifestyle and a house to live in. I have a family who protects me and makes me feel safe. Although in order to reach self actualization I need to know what my goals are and where I want to be in life. To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation, and once I reach that stage I will feel like I have accomplished everything.

Josh Schnitker

9/5/2016 08:52:22 pm

I believe my basic physical needs are met because I have plenty of food and water that I'll need. I also believe that I live in a safe environment because I live in a good home and have shelter. I'm accepted by my football friends and my other friends most of whom I've know for most of my life. My self esteem level is high. I don't know how to get to the highest level but I hope to learn

Cole Mabry

9/5/2016 09:08:22 pm

I believe I do have the basic physical needs because I have a roof over my head, food to keep me full, and water to keep me hydrated. I don't usually pay attention to my general safety to much because I always feel safe. My two best friends Travis and Colton are the main people in my group of friends that I know accept me. I bet there are a few people that don't accept me because they might think I'm weird but I really don't care. I would have to say my self-esteem is in the middle. To me, reaching the level of self-actualization you would need to know more about yourself than anything.

Giselle Gonzalez

9/5/2016 09:35:38 pm

I believe that I am in the ego/self esteem phase in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. All my basic physical needs are met, I have a bountiful amount of food, water and a roof over my head. My parents have created a safe environment for me to live in therefore i always feel safe. I'm very happy to be surrounded with family and friends who think like me and are accepting of me. However, here are people who don't accept me and that doesn't really bother me because I know I can't please everyone. I believe I have a very high self-esteem and in order to reach self-actualization I believe one just has to be truly happy with oneself.

Faith Lucas

9/5/2016 11:40:22 pm

I feel as though I am in the ego/self-esteem level in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. All of my basic physical needs are met. My parents supply me with food, water, and a roof over my head. They support me and make me feel safe. My friends are the most understanding and accepting people that I have ever met. They give me so much love and support, and I love how easy it is for me to reciprocate those feelings. I understand that I am not for everybody, and that doesn't bother me. I think that self-acceptance is extremely important, but It's also important to realize that the progression of the stages through Maslow's Hierarchy is different for everybody. To reach the self-actualization stage, I think that you must be comfortable with yourself and believe that you have grown into the person that you are meant to be.

Zoey Hall

9/6/2016 07:44:07 am

Faith I completely agree with you. We cant please everyone in this world and you have to be okay with that to reach some levels. Also I agree that to reach self-actualization you have to be very comfortable in your own skin.

Roxanne Lane

9/6/2016 09:54:50 am

I think it is so awesome that you have such understanding and accepting friends. I think that having such supportive friends is a big factor in being happy, it is for me atleast.

Alejandra Leon

9/6/2016 12:05:39 am

I think I'm on the Ego/Self esteem part of Maslows Hierarchy of needs. The two lowest parts I passed with the help of my parents. Belonging and Social was up to me and I was able to get through it. I'm pretty far into the ego/esteem because I really don't care what people I don't know or care for think of me. I do however, care a whole lot of what the people I care for the most think about me. I'm working on it.

Madison Stephens

9/6/2016 12:11:21 am

I feel like I've met my physical, and safety needs. I also feel like most people have accept me like my friends and family. I need to work on my self-esteem a lot. I feel like once I'm happy with myself I'll be closer and closer to reach self-actualization.

Alec Hou

9/6/2016 12:32:01 am

I feel like I am in the ego/esteem stage. I have the basic physical needs met because my parents take care of me by providing me food, water, and a house to live under. Yes, I do have a general feeling of safety because when i'm with my family or friends, I never feel insecure, out of place, or unsafe. Yes, I have many others that are accepting me. Those are many of my family and my close friends from elementary school that I keep in touch with. No, I do not feel like there are people not accepting of me. My level of self-esteem is at the point where I already feel like I don't need to impress anybody or anything. I feel like to reach the level of self-actualization we would have to had already have our own family and job to know what we're "born to do".

Zoey Hall

9/6/2016 07:46:35 am

I have covered all of the physical needs such as food, and a place to live. Where I live I feel I am safe so I believe I've passed that one also. I think I am in the ego/self-esteem stage, as many teenagers are. I have not yet found exactly what I was put on this earth for, but I am comfortable in my own skin.

ERIC Richard

9/6/2016 07:49:09 am

My first need is meet because of my parents so that's good. My second need is also meet am as safe as I can be. Nothing bad happen to me so its cool.Socal interaction is meet as well I don't need to prove my self on a Socal level..self -esteem I believe we're I am because I feel it's time to for full my life purpose.

Tristen vansant

9/6/2016 08:32:42 am

All of my physical needs have been met because I have a home and a family that supports me and I feel safe for the same reason. I hang around people that accept me and they help raise my self esteem.
I feel like when I get older I will reach self-actualization.

Danny mills

9/6/2016 09:24:22 am

I'm pretty content with my life being where it is right now, I mean don't get me wrong I feel as if I have to find where I belong with people but at the same time that stuff really doesn't matter to me. I go to school, go home then go to work. And it repeats. I'm content with that. I'm content with not being in a social group or hanging out with people all the time. Its routened.

zach condo

9/6/2016 09:25:56 am

I believe I am at the ego/esteem level. I no longer care what people care about me. But if you respect me then I'll respect you. I generally feel safe eccept for when I'm riding four wheelers with my brother and he wants to do something stupid. All of my friends accept me for who I am. My family on the other hand doesn't always agree with me out my friends. I think my family doesn't accept me because I pretty much go off and do my own thing. And they don't really like that fir some reason. I'm not exactly sure what my level of self esteem is because I want the respect abd stuff from other people. But at the same time. I dint really care what other people think off me. I feel in order to reach the level of self-actualization I need to get away from sine family members that try to put me down all the time and I need to try to branch out in my own.

Roxanne Lane

9/6/2016 09:52:51 am

I feel that I am the ego/esteem level. My basic physical needs are met, as I have a roof over my head and food on the table. I have a general feeling of safety as well when I am around my parents, brother and other family and friends. I am at a point where I don't have strong feelings on whether or not someone likes me. I believe my self esteem is high, as I have realized that people are going to judge you no matter what you do or say, so you might as well just do what you want and what makes you happy. Luckily, I have very accepting friends and family that support me along the way.

Ethan Cade Rowland

9/6/2016 12:11:42 pm

I feel like I'm at the ego/esteem level because my basic needs are met involving good and shelter, cry safety is met I personally think. At this point I do not care that much of who likes me or any of such. My self esteem isn't low and rather high because I do not care about what people think of me.

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